The Kratie provincial authority in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Cambodia) is preparing to build a guard post in the Anlong Kampi area of the Mekong River in Chitr Borei district’s Sambok commune to watch for illegal fishing activities that may affect ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in the first month of this year approved 11 investment projects worth over $43 million and that are expected to generate 7,854 jobs, it said via social media. ...

Twenty-two cases connected with illegal forest clearance and wild animal and timber poaching in the Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary were sent to court for prosecution last year, a decline of 50 per cent over 2019. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan was worth $2.09957 billion last year, down 8.45 per cent from 2019, data from Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) show. ...

Indigenous villagers in Romnea commune of Mondulkiri province’s Sen Monorom town have lodged complaints disputing authorities’ issuance of titles to their lands in the names of unrelated individuals. ...

The Ministry of Commerce posted $12.7 million in revenue for 2020, down by 50.83 per cent over $26.60 million in 2019, driven down by reductions in business registration fees and an increasing number of merchants self-certifying their products’ origins. ...

Plan International together with Ratanakiri’s provincial Office of Education has initiated a paper-based distance learning approach for students affected by school closures. ...

The global health crisis caused by the Covid-19 outbreak has dragged down investment in the Cambodian construction sector, which had shown positive signs for several years in a row. ...

The Tboung Khmum Provincial Authorities on Wednesday completed the restoration of Prek Chik Reservoir Dam, the main reservoir collecting and receiving water from Mekong River during the high water season, to supply water to drought areas in Tboung Khmum and Kampong Cham provinces. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have entered into a partnership on social security planning, investment management and human resource development. ...

The Australian Embassy in Cambodia claimed that it is supporting the development of fragrant rice varieties. The project is aimed at promoting then quality and market of Cambodian rice exports. ...

Against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic, Cambodia still played host to 102,560 international tourists while the number of Cambodians who travelled abroad is registered at 10,538. This was reported by the Ministry of Tourism to local news on August 10. ...

The establishment and management of fish farming communities in 25 locations across five provinces has been strengthened with nearly four million breeder fish released into natural reservoirs, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon. ...

Cambodia’s Commerce Minister is putting pressure on the Department of Skills to finalise draft laws to protect consumers, stamp out unfair competition and crack down on fraud. ...

The construction project of 38 streets in Siem Reap provincial city has been now 70 percent complete, pointed out Senior Minister Sun Chanthol in a meeting of Infrastructure and Regional Integration Technical Working Group (IRITWG). ...

The inaugural ASEAN-MRC Water Security Dialogue held last week has tabled three thematic solutions related to policy, technology, and partnership that can help countries in the Mekong and broader ASEAN address existential water security challenges that confront the region. ...

On 17 September 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on Implementation of Pchum Ben Holiday in 2021.All factory managers or owners within the scope of the Labor Law must allow all their workers to take paid leave during the upcoming ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US in the first eight months of 2021 totalled $5.4994 billion, surging by 28.47 per cent versus $4.2805 billion in the same period of last year, according to the US Census Bureau (USCB). ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea in the first five months of 2021 was worth $377.05 million, up by 6.17 per cent year-on-year from $355.11 million, according to data from the Korea International Trade Association (Kita). ...

A total of 51,042 tourists were registered in the first weekend of September, according to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon. ...